Let's test this theory

Our members of the City Council have bought into a plan to change State Street from four lanes to 2 lanes and diagonal parking, the same as School Street. They have been convinced by experts and a computer model.

My common sense tells me this would be a big mistake. So I say, prove it. Put your auto counter on State Street and synchronize the traffic lights as the model calls for. Now count the cars passing on State Street for one week. Then cone off the two outer lanes for one week. Let's see the results of this test. The test does not take into account for the parked cars backing into the two lane traffic, slowing the flow even more. Not to mention the increase in accidents.